Indicating device



Mar. 1351.923.

1,447,977 J. G. HAMILTON INDICATING DEVICE Filed Aug. 28, 1922 "JQHN DOE RICHARDYROE JOHN sM'rrr-r JIM WHITE Kmmm Ill/IA INVENTOR.

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of Illinois,

Fatented Mar. 13, 1923.

JAY' e. HAMILTON; OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

revea INDICATING DEViGE.

Application filed. August as, 1922; Serial 116. 584,924.

To all to ham it may concern Be it known that I, JAY

of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State Improvements in Indicating Devices, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in indicating devices, which is particularly adapted; for indicating the presence or absence of members of clubs or the like, listed on adirecto-ryi board.

Inclub houses, or other like places of assembly, there is usually provided a directory containing, for instance, the names of the membersof the club or the occupants of the building, and means are provided for indicating on the directory-the persons who are present and those who are absent. The usual manner of accomplishing this is by securing a sheet of paper, containing the list of names, on a board, and then sticking black headed pins into the board adjacent the desired names to indicate the persons present. This manner of indicating the names is very unsatisfactory dueto the time required, and furthermore on account of the fact that the holes in the board become so numerous and overlap that in a short time.

the paper tears and the pins do not firmly hold in place and drop out.

lt'is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and provide an indicating device which may be easily actuated to indicate the names desired in a very simple manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide an indicating device which is of simple construction, is strong and is well adapted for the scribed.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention comprises the improved indipurpose deeating device and its parts and combina- G. HAMILTON, a citizen of the'United States, and resident have invented new and useful and durable I push Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof taken on line 22 of Fig. 1'. i

Referring'to the drawing, the numeral5 indicates a directory board" having name" plates 6' removably mounted thereon and .upon' which boardthe improved indicating device 7 is mounted. Said device comprises a holding member 8'in the form of an elon= gated strip' of metal of U-shape' in cross section which 1s adapted to be mounted on the directory board alongside of the name plates, as shown in the drawing, and secured thereto inany manner desired. The side flanges 9 and 10 of the holding mern: ber are provided with registering openings- 11 and 12 respectivelyto receive the indicating members 13 reciprocally mounted} thereon. The indicatingmembers 13 consist of cup-like parts 14 which extend through the larger openings 11, andindi' cator rods 15 which extend through" the smaller openings 12;and into the cup parts 1% and are firmly connected thereto and move therewith. The cup parts 1& are of less length than the distancebetween the flanges Qand 1O topermit assemblingand are formed with annular flanges 16"which serve as stops to limit the outward movenient of said parts. The indicator rods 15 are preferably formed'o'f bla'ck fiber, but may be formed of' any material desired; and are of a length tofltf into the cups and extend through the openings'12 with their ends flush with the Outer surface of the flange. 10 whenthe cups 13 are-extendedoutward'ly throughfthe flange 9. To maintain the indicating members reciprocally inthe flanges, washers 17 are interposed-between 7 i the annular flanges 16 and the flange 10 of the holding member '7 before the indicating rods 15 are forced into the cups 14. As thus constructed, the washersl? in combination with the cups, limit the inward move mentof the indicating members 13, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, but permit the easy assemblyof the parts as described. As the parts snugly fit the openings 11 and 12 they will be frictionallv maintained in position.

In one use, the device is mounted on the directory board in the manner shown, and when a member enters, the doorkeeper will,

inwardly the button or cup in the line with the name of the member, and the black indicating rod will indicate that the particing, and when the person leaves, the indicating member is pushed outwardly so that it can be seen at a glance the members who are present or absent.

While the drawing shows and the spec fication describes the black portion of the 111- dicating button, when extended to the right, as indicating the presence of a member, it is to, be understood that the order of use may be reversed in that all of the black buttons may be pushed toward the names to indicate the absence of persons, and the presence 1ndicated by pushing the opposite end of the button outwardly away from the name indicated. It is also obvious that the indicating device may be placed to the front of the names as shown, or may be placed at the rear of the'names, as desired, without departing from the spirit and scope oi the invention.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the indict ting device is of very simple construction, and may be very easily actuated by the person in charge.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An indicating device, comprising a holding member adapted to be positioned adj acenta list of names and being of U-shape in cross section and having openings in its side flange portions, cup members extending through the openings of one of the flanges, and indicating members extending 1 through the openings oi the other side flange portion and into the cup members to form push buttons movable to designate certain of the names.

2. An indicating device, comprising a holding member adapted to be positioned adjacent a list of names and being of U-shape in cross section and having openings in its side flange portions, cup members extending through the openings of one off the side flanges and having inner flanges Which limit the movement of said members, washers interposed between the cups and one of the side flanges, and indicating members extending through the openings of the other-side flange and the washers and into the cup members to form push buttons movable to designate certain of the names.

3. An indicating device, comprising a holding member adapted to be positioned adjacent a list of names and being of U-shape in cross section and having openings in its side flange portions, cup members extending through the openings of one of the side flanges and having inner flanges which limit the movement oi said members, said cup members being of less length than the distance between the side flanges to permit their insertion in the openings from within the space between said side flanges, washers interposed between the cup flanges and one of the side flanges, said cups plus the washers being of greater length than the space between the side flanges, and indicating members extending through the openings of the flanges other than the flange engaged by the cup members and through the washers and into the cup members to form push buttons movable to designate certain of the names.

4. The combination with a means for bold ing a list of names, of a means for designat ing certain of the names, comprising a holding member of U-shape in cross section carried by the list holding means and provided with opposite alined openings extending through the side flanges of the U-shaped member, cup membersextending through the side openings in one of the side flanges and having inner flanges of larger diameter than the flange openings, said cup members being of less length than the distance between the inner faces of said side flanges, push button members extending through the openings of the other side flange and into the cup members, and washers surrounding the buttons and interposed between the cups and one of the side flanges.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

JAY G. HAMILTON. 

